This book features interviews with leading and upcoming British composers who use the same raw materials but produce classical music that takes very different forms. Uniquely, Andrew Palmer approaches the sometimes baffling world of contemporary music from the point of view of the inquisitive, music...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Palmer, Andrew 1959- (InterviewerIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Woodbridge The Boydell Press 2015
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 2000-2014 Musikanschauung Komponist Großbritannien Interview
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Zusammenfassung:	This book features interviews with leading and upcoming British composers who use the same raw materials but produce classical music that takes very different forms. Uniquely, Andrew Palmer approaches the sometimes baffling world of contemporary music from the point of view of the inquisitive, music-loving amateur rather than the professional critic or musicologist. Readers can eavesdrop on conversations in which composers are asked a number of questions about their professional lives and practices, with the emphasis on the aesthetic sensibilities and psychological processes behind composing rather than technique. Throughout, the book seeks to explore why composers write the kind of music they write, and what they want their music to do. Along the way, readers are confronted with an unspoken but equally important question: if some composers are writing music that the public doesn't want to engage with, who's to blame for that? Are composers out of touch with their public, or are we too lazy to give their music the attention it deserves?
Beschreibung:	xxiv, 501 Seiten Portraits
ISBN:	9781783270705